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When a monster demanded teenage girl sacrifice, Li Chi saved herself, and was crowned princess for her troubles.
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Jackie Mitchell
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When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.
Sybil Ludington
To warn against the incoming British, this teen girl staged her own midnight ride - far longer and more dangerous…
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Random Princesses
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Gertrude Bell
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Elizabeth Bisland
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Picked to be an impotent figurehead, this savvy intellectual quickly learned how to play politics and modernized the nation to ward off invasion.
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When some scrubs hit on her, she burnt them alive. When a king slapped her across the face, she obliterated his kingdom. Sigrid the Haughty was not to be messed with.
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Mandukhai Khatun
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Truganini
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